davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1887-08-09
Nice Hot weather Item.

Apropos of the weather, it is instruc-
tive to know that there is about 7, 1000, 900
pores in the human body, and that each
pore is a1quarter of an inch deep. If the
pores were hitched together in one string
they would reach a distance of twenty
eight miles. When you remember that
twenty-eight miles of drainage is bring
ing its sewage to the surface of the body,
the necessity for frequent baths this
weather a be appreciated Norwich
Bulletin.
, 1887-08-09

a very rare shell, the Conus gloria
maris, was recently found in n house in
Ccbu, Philippine Islands, by Mr.. Mollcn-
dorf, German consul at Manila. Its home
is in deep water, and only a severe ty-
phoon drives it OF shore. 1t is said that
there are only I'VE similar specimens IN
cNistencc-one in the Royal museum in
London and the other in Paris. The ncn
specimen goes TO the Berlin museum
Harper Bazaar.
, 1887-08-09

TERRITORY OF .
County OF Laramie,
1, Jonathan f. Wild, Cashier of the above
named bank, do sOlemnly swear that the above
statement is true 10 the best OF my knowledge
and belief.
JONATHAN L. WILD, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
sth day OF August, 1887.
WILLIS N~ANDRvANTER,
sEALI Notary Public.
Correct, attest
T. h. HICKS,
G.. T.. ABBoTT, Directors.
T. w. PETERS,
, 1887-08-09

The Rev. DIR. s. H. Virgin, in n Fourth
of July address at West Chelmsford, said
that recently in Washington he examined
with microscopic scrutiny the original
draft Of the Declaration of Independence,
and not a trace could be found of the
signatures of the men who put forth that
immortal instrument.-New York Sun.
, 1887-08-09

Dr.. Arnold, Of Rugby, oncc thus wrote
in his journal; Il have beer Just looking
over a newspaper; one of the most
solemn and painful studies in the world,
il it be- read thoughtfully. SO much Of
sin, and SO much Of suffering in the
world rs are there displayed, and no one
sepms Abln TO rcmelY eithcr.N
, 1887-08-09

" NO\\ would enjoy your dinner
} SoN snd arc prevented by Dys-
Pepsia, use Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets.
they are a positive cure for Dyspepsia, In
digestion, Flatulency and Constipation.
We guarantee them. 25 and so cents.
DR.. W. n. Hunt.
, 1887-08-09

The many remarkable cure Hoods Sar-
saparilla accomplishes are sufficient proof
that 1t does posses peculiar curative
powers.
, 1887-08-09
Dr.. Wagner ca.


We offer no apology for d~eyoting so much time
and attention to this much neglected class of
diseases believing that no condition of humanity
Is too wretched to merit the sympathy and best
services of the profession to which we belong
the physician who devotes himself
to relieving the afflicted and saving
them from worse than death, is no less a
ph~ilanthrophist and a benefactor to his race
thai the surgeon or physician who by close APP
plication eXcels In any other branch of his pro-
teSsion. And, fortunately for humanity, the day
is dawntng when the false philanthropy that
condemned the victims of folly or crime, like
the lepers under the Jewish law. to die uncared
for. has paSSed AWAY.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-09-22
Caught in the Ice.

A ship once fairly bcsct, and strongly
held during gale, is completely be-
yond control; and no real good can be
accomplished by the severe tasks of
warping and continual shifting of ice
anchors, which only exhaust the crew
and render them more or less unable to
take thorough advantage of favora-
BILE situation should one occur. Parry,
however, under these circumstances, did
not hesitate to employ his crews to their
utmost at the hawsers and sails, plainly
acknowledging that ''thc cxertions made
by heaving at hawsers, or otherwise, are
of little more service than the occupa-
tion.thcy furnished to the mems minds
under such circumstances of difficulty;
for, when the ice is fairly acting against
the ship, ten times the strength and in
genuity could in reality avail nothing"
But the greater majority OF ice naviya-
tors are now decidedly of the opinion
that it is best to yield to fate, and re-
serve the mems strength for palpable
efforts, Still, in these besetments, the
mind of the commander must be evel
active; for new events follow each other
SO rapidly, that favorable chance fo1
rescue is passed before it can be fairly
weighed in all its aspects.-[S [Swis:
Cross.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-09-22
A Natural Washtub.

in the Yellowstone country large no.
tel is erected upon a great geyscr ter
race, and dormant water-crater is the
receptacle for all the house drainage;
and in the same romantic region the
Chinese laundryman attached to one Of
the hotels gets through his labors by
throwing the clothes into bubbling,
frothy, pool, and fishing them out when
they have been tossed about enough.
Eggs are often boiled in the island gcy-
sers, and bacon i, fried in the Hawaiian
lava streams. In the Rotorua area of
New Zealand the banks of the lake are
SO perforated with springs that every
native hut has its own natural boiler,
which is used as kitchen. The Kuirua
spring is strongly alkaline, and, on ac-
count of its saponaccous qualities, is
utilized as a general washtub. In Ice
land to cook food in the gcysers is a
regular portion of the tourist program.
Tea is infused with water from the Great
Geyscr, and trout are boiled in the Blesi,
or hot-water pond. They require to be
immersed for about twenty minutes to
be cooked to turn.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-09-22
Balloons in High Attitudes.

The recent attempt made by some
French Nronauts to reach great height
above the earth has not been productive
Of any particular scientific results. The
balloon in which the ascent was made
reached an altitude of over 90, 900 feet
without the occupants of the car ex-
pericncing any i'll effects, except tend
cncy to. faintness on the part of one oI
them. When about 12 years ago SINH
lar attempt was made, and the height OF
25, 900 feet was reached, it was with IA
tai results to three out Of the four ;pro-
nauts. The success of the present cx-
pertinent is explained by the allegation
that the difficulties due to the rarcfac-
tion Of the atmosphere only begin at AZ
altitude of 23, 900 or "a, 900 feet. Thu:
view seems supported Ivy the fact that in
the Himalayas and the Andes heights OF
about 10000 feet have been on scvcra
occasions reached without any incon-
vcnicncc In such cases. however, thu
ascent has always been gradual. The i'll
effects experienced in balloons are pos
sibly due to the suddcnncss Of the
change. = London Spectator.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-09-22
A Chinese Anmsthetic.

A curious an;psthctic used by the Chin
csc has recently been made known by DR..
U. Lambuth in his third annual report of
the Soochow Hospital. 1t is obtained by
placing frog in a jar of flour and irri-
tating it by prodding it. Under these
circumstances it cXudes in liquid,
which forms paste with portion of the
-four. This paste, dissolved in water,
was found to possess wel-markcd anns-
thetic properties. After the finger had
been immersed in the liquid for few
minutes it could be prickcd with a
needle without any pain being felt, and
numbncss of the lips and tongue was
produced by applying the liquid to them.
Il Boston Journal
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-09-22
Monkeys Copying Human Vices.

DR.. Jammes, in memoir sent to til.
Academic des Sciences of France, states
that monkeys, unlike other animals, un-
less 1t is the human animal, readily ac-
quire the habit of taking morphia.
Whea monkeys live with opium smokers,
as they do in the eastern countries,
where the habit is more prevalent than
elsewhere, and become accustomed to
the medicated atmosphere, they acquire
a taste for the pipe. One particular
monkey, it is said, would wait for his
master to lay down his pipe aud would
then take it up and smoke what re.
mained. If not allowed to do so fol
several days it would fall into state Of
depre sio and inactivity which would
disappear as soon as it was allowed to
chit the pipe"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-09-22
PRICE THREE CENTS.
Bashful Bridegrooms.

A justice Of the peace in Saratoga coun-
ty recently joined pair who were SO en-
barrassed that they hardly knew what
they were doing. The man wore white
straw hat which he whirled on his fin.
ger before the ceremony began. When
told to stand up he jumped before the
justice with the greatest alacrity. For
q few moments he did not know what
to do with the hat, but finally found his
way out Of the difficulty by putting it
between his knees. This was too much
for tho bride. With the handle of hr
parasol she caught the hat, pulled it
from its position and then, abashed at
her audacity, dropped hat and parasol
to the floor.
The same justice tells story Of an
other couple who came to be married.
The man was drcadfully puzzled, and
without realizing the act pulled cigar
from his pocket and began twirling it
around. When that portion of the cere-
mony was reached where bride and
groom join hands, he happened to have
the cigar in his right hand. What to
do with the cigar he apparently did not
know. The justice paused minute
and then again directed the pair to join
hands. By this time the poor fellows
embarrassment was painful. He gave
one agonized look at the justice of the
peace and stuck the cigar in his mouth.
Before thc-ccrcmony could be conclud-
cd the justice had to take the cigar from
between the mans lips. --[Rochestel
Herald.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-09-22
How Peas are Canned.

The canning of green peas, which is
now busy industry in Delaware, is an
interesting process. The peas are
shcllcd by hand and then fed into the
hopper of separator, which divides
them into three grades; then they arc
put into copper kettles, where they are
steamed Just enough to wrinkle the
outer skin and intensity if possible the
vivid green of the pea. They are then
filed into cans, which are placed on an
iron tray and dipped in trough or tub
of boiling water, which runs into the
cans filling them to the brim. This
water contains whatever of prcserva-
tive naturcis put into the cans to pre-
serve the vegetable. The cans arc then
wiped, sealed and packed in iron cages,
each cage holding 24S cans. These
cages arc put into air tight steam kct-
ties where the cans arc subjected to hot
steam under immense pressure for about
fifteen or twenty minutes. The peas
are then ready for MARKET Chicago
Tribune.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-09-22
A Talk with an Oculist.

A New York Mail and Express re-
porter watched for fYe minutes the
human tide that swirls through Park
row opposite the Postoffice, and counted
seventy-eight persons with eyeglasses
astride their noses. Then no went to an
oculist and said: care diseases Of the
eye on the incrcascl'
The oculist adjusted his own glasses,
looked critically at those of his ques.
toner, and said:
~ think not. When I say that, !
don't mean that our business is falling
off. On the contrary, it is increasing
every year and will continue to do so as
people continue to wear eyeglasses, be-
cause they think it adds to their per-
sonal appearance. You have no idea
how many there are who do this, and
only one who sees cases every day, as !
do, can form any estimate OF the number
of glasses that are disposed of in this
way.
"Young people study and read by dim
lamp or gas light, and of course the eye
becomes somewhat weakened. Then
the parents rush off to get a pair OF
spectacles, and oftentimes patronize men
who will sell them any kind of glass,
no matter how we'll it may suit the case,
just to get the money This careless
ness is dangerous and sometimes fatal to
the organs of sight, which are entirely
too sensitive to be trifed with The
greatest enemy to the eyes of young
men is the cigarette. Recently dis
ease has appeared among smokers which
| is dangerous, and after careful investi-
| cation the best authorities, who for q
iong time were at loss to understand
the peculiar malady, have traced it to
the small, paper covered tobacco sticks.
tits now known as the cigarette eye, >
and can be cured only by long treat
ment. Its symptoms are dimness and a
film-like gathering over tho eye, which
appears and disappears at intervals. If
young men continue to smoke cigarettes
excessively they may expect to be afflict-
ed by this troublesome disease; and it is
not relieved by spcctaclcs.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-09-22
From Fathers Well.
"Is there no hope3'
tThore ic ponaw

"There is nonew
The doctor laid down the heavy hand
whose rapid, Pickering pulse he was
counting, aud turned toward the weep
ing family of the sick man.
''He may last till morning, but more
likely he will pass away at the turn Of
the night"
"He does not know me-" sobbed the
wife.
'Hc is not conscious" answered the
doctor, gravely. "His mind wandcrs.' ;
"Will he suffer much2"
"No; he is very happy. He istalking
in his sleep. Do not disturb him." said
the doctor as he left the patient, whose
life he was powerless to save.
The dying man, who was SO poor at
this moment that he could not purchase
ono hour of time, was rich in the
worldly possessions he was about to
leave forever.
He had houses and lands, and bank
stock. lie had rich viands to tempt his
failing appetite. 1t was his pleasure to
drink of many different wines at his
grand dinners. Yet his restless spirit
cravcd one luxury--a simple, homcly
thing-that all his wealth could not
buy.
Listen!
He is speaking and they bend eagerly
to hear. He is asking for drink.
His wife presses goblet to his lips
filled with sweet and cooling draught.
He refuses it.
Then his loving child pours out glass
of favoritc wine aud tcnderly begs him
| to take it.
"No! MOI not that"
He speaks wildly, and they bend low
and try to distinguish his broken and
faltering words.
''Bring-me -thc-gourd!'
"What docs he mean9'' asks his wife
in despair.
'Tt-is - hanging - just-insidc-the
curb"
Papa, dear, what is itl" asks his
sweet faced child.
q want a drink - of - fresh
watcr-from-fa hcrs-well."
That was all. He closed his weary
eyes to open them in his heavenly home
where, when lifcs little dream is over,
we shall all one day slakc our thirst
from our Fathers well.-[Detroit Free
| prace
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-09-22
Rat and Snake.

Charles E. Jackson Of Halifax, Fla,
has pet snake that catches rats. Jack.
son heard racket in cupboard, and
opening the door, found the snake had
captured rat and was trying to swal.
low it nose first The rat was alive and
strenuously protested against going into
such hole, using his feet to catch hold
of the floor or other surroundings. The
snake, wiser than the rat, raised him o
foot or two in the air, and in that posi-
tion continued the swallowing process,
dropping down to the floor to rest oc-
casionally, until the rat was swallowed
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-09-22
So LONDONDERRY. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER

fell into the hands Of wicked bunco men,
and that after enticing you to their
den they druggod you with glass Of
ginger ale. She has confidence in you,
hasn't shep
'Implicit."
"Well, it wont do for you to destroy
that confidence by working the honesty
racket. OF course you don't mean to do
soagain, etc, and Yankee Doodle; no SEN
sible man does. The end justifes the
means, my boy"
Billy hesitatcd about taking Toms ad.
vice, and while he hesitated the train
stopped at Canal street and the two men
stepped upon the platform. Tom ran to
the head of the stairs. Looking down
he saw two little figures, hand in hand,
looking upward.
Billy" said he, 'if you will take me
to convenient woodpile and hammer
me with an oak tree you will do me a
great favor" Here Tom used his hand
kerchicf very freely and muttered some
thing about "that cussed catarrh." The
two men shook hands. and Billy ran
down the stairs. He had taken but two
steps downward when Beulah saw him
and cried out, while she danced up and
down with delight:
'Is yc got my peaches, papa 7"
Yes, papa had tho peaches and tho
Jackson balls, too. Such time as
there was, to be sure! Such bulging
cheeks and merry gurgles of laughterl !
And such an utterly crushed and shame
faced man never walked up Canal street
before carrying two children in his
arms. Billy's wife heard the laughter
and the familiar footstep and her heart
started beating wild tattoo. She ran
down and opened the door. She saw
how Billy tremblcd; she marked the
dark circles around his eyes and his
averted head. She had seen him that
way before.
"Billy," said she, reproachfully.
"Well Kitty" stammered Billy, "the
bunco men -"
eyes, yes, Billy, I know all about it.
You have been out with the bunco men
before. But wouldn't cultivate their
acquaintance if were you, Billy"
This was said with such an appealing
look, such moist eye, and such an evi-
dent appreciation of the whole situation
that Billy was struck all of a heap.
His wife's conduct in never asking fol-
bill of particulars nor nagging him
with reproaches burned such a big hole
in his conscience that he thinks he is
we'll fortified against future assaults OF
the enemy.-[New York Sun.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-09-22
StOicisnl.

'Tis all the same,
AS l look back from this long distant year,
II on one day the wintry winds blew drear,
Or perfumed breezes brought lightsome
cheer
'Tis all the same.
So, when trace the errors have made,
And reckon the good parts that l have
played,
smile as into mist they merge and fade
'Tis all the same.
And when ! count what have gained and
lost
And find that have paid too great cost
For baubles that have in my way been tossed,
'Ts all the same.
So now, though Imay darkling glances meet,
Or bask in Fortunes smiles and favors sweet,
When have coursed far down life's current
fleet,
'Tis all the same.
Tis all the same,
When this brief hour has passed away,
If cloud or sunshine lined the winding way;
And yet, proud heart, It's hard, SO harl to
say,
"'Tis all the same"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-09-22
Turning Death Into Life.

Death Valley is to be turned into an
ostrich ranch. A Mexican has fourteen
well-grown chicks that he Matched out
there in his little ranch near the borax-
works from eggs brought from the
neighborhood of Los Angeles. The
eggs were buried in the hot sand, and of
nights the ground was covered with
blankets to retain the heat it absorbed
during the day. The ranch is about 220
feet below the level of the sea.-[Vir.
ginia (Nev.) Enterprise.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-09-22
lust What He Meant.

A citizen of Detroit, who probably in
tends to rup on the next county ticket
met farmer lro Romulus on Michi-
gan avenue yesterday and held out his
hand ard said:
"Ah, fine rain this"
"Well, l dunno"
"Do the crops lots of good"
sit will, eh2 What cropsa"
"Wcll, cr---you know won't it help
the crops"
sit may soften up the dirt so I can
dig up few stumps."
"Exactly---exactly---that's what
meant. Beautiful rain for softening,
beautiful. Goodbye"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-09-22
What They Thought,

Mr. Fiddle and Mr.. Paddle have met
at the Willow Giltcdgc's.
Mr.. Fiddle aside Il wish that con-
ccicd ass, Paddle, would 90.
Mr.. Paddle (asile)-Tllat stupid id iot,
Fiddle, never knows when he Is in the
way
Widow Giitcdgc (asilc)--I shall be
uncommonly glad when both these fool
isl fellows remember that they have cu-
gagcmcnts II Town Topics.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-09-22
A Small BOYS Goo;i Advice,

"Say," said the editors smart little
son, as he entered store, "do you keep
knivesr
''oh, yes" replied the storekeeper,
"we've kept them for years."
"Well" returned the boy, starting
for the door, "just advertise, and then
you wouldn't keep them so long,
Printers Review.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-09-22
The Least intoxicating,

Col. Ycrgcr and several OF his friends
were talking about the intoxicating
qualities o. the various liquors.
SIN my opinion, genuine champaign.
is less intoxicating than any Other
liquor" remarked IIostettcr McGinnis.
GLOW do you make that outl'
because so few people can Afford to
drink it. it"-[Siftings.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-09-22
HUMOROUS.

There are more falls than hops in
beer.
The average matchmaker always has
lots of time on his hands.
A stable government should be one
that is ruled by horse sense.
1t would seem natural for carpenter
to walk with numbering gait.
A baker may have his shop in the
west, but his work is always rising in the
east.
In the matter of speed there is great
similarity between a flash of lightning
and bit of uufoundcd gossip,
1t is said that 262 pairs of twins were
born in Chicago last year. This may ac-
count for the squalls on Lake Michigan.
"What is this man charged with7"
asked the judge. "With whiskey your
honor" replied the sententious police
man.
There are 7s,OOO,OOO acres of corn
planted in this country and about that
number of corn achers on the feet of its
inhabitants.
'Sliding on Wheel is the way a
little -year-old girl expressed it
when she saw man riding bicycle for
the first time.
One of the things we can't find out
who it was that discovered that de-
priving fowl of its covering was the
way to dress it.
"Then you don't like hashl' said the
landlady sternly. 81 don't object to
hash, :" explained the boarder. 'It's re-
hash l kick at"
''Does dress make the man?' asks al
inquisitive correspondent. Perhaps not,
but it usually makes the man mad when
he gets the bill for it.
Fond wife-Would you believe that
Mrs. Eccles next door, speaks seven Ian
guagcs2 Fond husband-Certainly l
would, she's got tongue enough to speak
fifty.
A New England man has just had a
patent granted to him for san electric
switch" 1t is expected that all the Logs
of the country will rise up in vehement
protest.
The present King of Spain is not yet
20 months old, and his court are taking
advantage of the fact to pull his nose
while they can. 1t won't be safe by
and-by.
One youngstcr-Wc have a nice cano-
py top to cover our carriage. Other
youngstcr-That's nuthin'. We have q
chattcl mortgage on ours that more than
covers it, pa says.
as your life insurcd9' asked tho
Judge. "No," replied the Major; "but
don't think l need any insurance. l
may be poor now, but l shall get the
earth when I die"
The bravcst are not always the tender
est, as the poets sing. There is the
game rooster, for instance; he will light
bird of double hi, weight, but he cuts
up tough in pot-pic.
"Wc all have our burdens to bear"
said the minister. ''There are many
trials in this life" ''Ycs, suppose there
arc, )" replied the poor lawyer, ruefully;
'but don't seem to have much luck at
getting mixed up in EN-"
1t is recorded of young fop whc
visited one of the Rothschilds, that he
was so proud of his malachitc sleeve
buttons that he insisted upon exhibiting
them to his host The latter looked at
them and said: Yes it is pretty stone.
I have always liked it. have mantcl
piece made of it in the next roomr
There was a young belle of Ky.
Who said to her lover, YES dy.
Too long we have tarriei,
Wen shortly be mairiel,n
So the youth was uncommonly ly.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-09-22
A Youthful Einancicr.

A young financicr, aged 4, who was
given cents for every mouse caught in
a small trap, finally asked leave t. spend
the proceeds. The nurse was told to 60
wherever he led her, TO see what he
proposed buying. lie passed all the
toy and candy shops, but paused before
a hardware store. and pointing to the
window exclaimed triumphantly:
81 buy more mouse trap, Faunyl'--
lEpoch
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-09-22
Princinle and Interest.

'If you haven't read that book you
promised to-" said lady severely to hcr
son. "you show great lack of principle. F"
''Oh, no, mamma," was Me calm re-
ply. mot lack of principle; only lack
Of interest. .r-[Epoch-